An affidavit of merit in a medical-malpractice case was timely filed even though it was submitted after the complaint because the defendants did not provide all the medical records needed to prepare the affidavit, a split Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

A trial court should not have awarded paternal grandparents visitation with their grandchild because not enough deference was given to the mother’s desire that the child not spend time with the grandparents, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.

In two separate rulings, a federal appeals court has scaled back a $4.5 million verdict against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who was sued for defamation, while at the same time upholding sanctions against him.

A business owner who leased a building and fixed its damaged roof should be reimbursed for the expense because, while the lease said he had to maintain casualty insurance on the building, that does not include maintenance costs, a Kent County judge has ruled.